To never wear a mask again!

[MasieMaskless]

Now fully vaccinated.

There’s no point to me wearing a mask anymore and I’m seeing more and more people who may or may not be fully vaccinated not wearing them so why should I bother with the discomfort of wearing one?

WIBU to totally abandon them with glee?!

@MasieMaskless

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/science/article/yes-vaccines-block-most-transmission-of-covid-19

So I’m probably a lower transmission risk than if I was wearing a mask or wearing a flowery lanyard like the woman who leant around me without any attempt to say excuse me or social distance this afternoon. I was wearing a mask btw.

The whole family have already had Covid. I was actually wearing a mask long before they became mandatory and was one of the few wearing them whilst getting stared at and laughed at from last March! I’m done with it now.

Going maskless won’t stop me going anywhere as they are not enforced anywhere I need to go as evidenced by the many people not wearing them .

Did you read the whole article in your own link? It says that it reduces the risk of you passing COVID on to someone else, but doesn’t eliminate it. It also said that there isn’t enough information on the effect of all the variants, and there are quite a few of those now. Given everything that you, and everyone else, have been through in the past year, it seems reckless to stop before the vaccines have been fully rolled out. Yes the masks are uncomfortable, but we only have to wear them when indoors in public, so not for massive stretches of time.

there’s no point to me wearing a mask anymore
Hope you don't need NHS treatment any time soon then OP. You need to wear them then.
Being fully vaccinated does not make you exempt from mask wearing.

Wearing a mask protects others, not everyone has had the opportunity to have one dose yet. You can still catch covid thus potentially pass it on when vaccinated, it's reduced but not to anywhere near zero

And as for the “you can still pass it on” shit - people aren’t going to swallow this shit forever.

And people can parrot about being selfish all they like. I couldn’t give a monkeys. I have only ever complied with any of the restrictions because they were compulsory. I don’t want other people to get ill of course but I don’t see it as my job to prevent it, same as despite being vulnerable I don’t expect others to do it for me.

@swimlittlefishy

As I said on another thread I’m done with unelected scientists and corrupt governments telling me what to do

Why would scientists be elected and why would you put those two categories together? Another, "I don't trust experts" idiot.

I blame Michael Gove for encouraging this attitude with his “I think the people of this country have had enough of experts” comment back in 2016.

No wonder more people are taking their advice from Facebook and the bloke in the bus shelter.

To be fair, if they were in any way listening to Michael Gove on anything, they were morons already.

I got vaccinated for myself and my own health. I wear a mask for others and their health.

Why do people feel so oppressed because they wear a bit of cloth over their face while they pop to get their milk?

I guess the people who spout about "ditching their masks" simply because Covid won't effect them get a little thrill at their perceived sign of rebellion as they don't have much else in their lives 🤷🏻‍♀️

The people who can, should, so we protect those who can't.

Some very selfish people on this thread - masks are to protect others.

As a nurse I wear a mask all day, every day. Yes, it is uncomfortable, but honestly you just need to get on with it unless you have a medical exemption.

@swimlittlefishy

As I said on another thread I’m done with unelected scientists and corrupt governments telling me what to do

Why would scientists be elected and why would you put those two categories together? Another, "I don't trust experts" idiot.

I said I’m done with being told what to do. I didn’t say I don’t trust experts but ones who have been appointed by a corrupt government I am wary of.

Anyway say what you like, I have done my bit complying with these stupid rules for over a year now and couldn’t care less. And I can’t spread what I don’t have, so given i don’t have Covid a mask does FA.

All people have to fling at people who don’t agree with them is insults. It’s lazy and not very clever.

Do crack on pretending that wearing an unwashed piece of cloth or an ancient mask that’s been in someone’s pocket so long it’s gone fluffy makes someone unselfish and has any role in preventing illness though. The words of randoms on mumsnet have been water off a Duck’s back for years for me anyway.

There are a lot of selfish people on this thread.

Please continue to wear your masks. Yes they're inconvenient but they're needed to protect people.

We will never get back to normal if people continue to flout the rules. I've been following them for over a year and I'm sick of seeing people just doing what they want regardless of others.

Exactly, @RedcurrantPuff. Just the same as the people who think a poster saying "i hate masks and don't believe they're a magic shield" means exactly the same as "i don't wear masks".

The whole coronavirus debate on MN is completely polarised. Meanwhile, back in the real world, there are umpteen shades of grey.

@RedcurrantPuff

I’m giving it until the summer, that’ll be a year of the pointless, wretched things, by which time the adult population should all have been offered a vaccine. I’ll have been fully vaccinated by then as well.

They look stupid, are uncomfortable and IMO don’t work anyway, it’s just tokenism. Most people’s are unwashed or the same disposable one used til it falls apart or they wear them under their nose. Pointless.

As I said on another thread I’m done with unelected scientists and corrupt governments telling me what to do.

I’m with you. On all of it. I’m not bothered by them looking stupid, but I haven’t seen a single study that could convince me they actually make a massive difference outside a medical setting. Some I’ve seen that have been seized on by governments didn’t control for other behavioural variables such as social distancing, reduced contact between households, staying home if you’re sick, test and trace, etc. Which are likely to make far more difference than masks. A lot of people seem to believe they actually stop transmission altogether - they don’t, otherwise why were medics in full PPE still getting Covid.

Masks have been divisive, caused no end of litter and pollution - there are no fewer than 3 discarded masks on the street outside my house and I’m so tempted to put a sign up saying PUT YOUR MASKS IN THE DAMN BIN.

At work I am having to educate people on the daily because they don’t understand that when they come in my room, take off their mask and put it down on the table or seat beside them and don’t wash their hands, they are contaminating that surface. They wouldn’t do the same with a snotty tissue I bet, and it’s the equivalent. It makes me feel quite ill. People don’t understand why I’m there going “take your mask off, put it in a bag of pocket, then sanitise your hands before you sit down” because they see their mask as something that promotes safety and hygiene and they don’t understand that when it isn’t on their face it can still spread germs. Absolutely gross things, they are.

You wear the mask to protect others. YABU

I guess it depends in part on your lifestyle.

If you're having medical appointments or in and out of places or using public transport and taxis, it's probably best to keep using 'em.

If you get your shopping delivered, meeting people outside, and generally already at a distance from those other than your household, you probably wouldn't have much need. I know prior to moving, I could go weeks without really needing a mask.

There definitely seems to be a drop in mask wearing in some settings at least from what I've seen, but I think there is an uptick in others - I've seen a lot more small shops using 'no mask, no service' signs and far more were using them at the dentist last week when I went compared to earlier this year, but this week I've had a couple tradesmen in my new place and no one involved wore a mask when months back here, it was all masks, not being in the same room, and so on and in larger shops, there seems to be fewer people wearing them at least near me.

Anyway say what you like, I have done my bit complying with these stupid rules for over a year now and couldn’t care less. And I can’t spread what I don’t have, so given i don’t have Covid a mask does FA

You don't know you have covid at first, you donkey. Some people never know. So they would be merrily going around maskless spreading it.

Do crack on pretending that wearing an unwashed piece of cloth or an ancient mask that’s been in someone’s pocket so long it’s gone fluffy

HEy, if you're too lazy to wash a nask or buy new ones, thats on you. We're not all as crap as you at following the guidelines.

@swimlittlefishy

To be fair, if they were in any way listening to Michael Gove on anything, they were morons already.

He was saying it about Brexit in response to a question about how many economists the government had consulted. And we know how many people supported Brexit.

I think the masks are pretty pointless. All the research pre-COVID backs that up, but suddenly COVID arrived and the masks were the best thing ever. Not to add, a lot of the masks sold in the shops don't even offer another protection due to the bad fit or quality.

However, I will duly comply with what we're told to do as it seems the quickest way to get us out of this nightmare. I'm so bored of living this half-life. So while I don't want to wear a mask anymore, I will do so for as long as is necessary.

Most people’s are unwashed or the same disposable one used til it falls apart or they wear them under their nose. Pointless.

One would hope that a first world, developed country would have population with basic hygiene habits and able to comprehend manuals since they make them even in pictures, not just text...

Nobody likes wearing a mask and of course nobody wants to wear them forever. However, it's just a bit of cloth which definitely protects you and others (read the actual science rather than watching youtube videos). What on earth is the HARM of wearing a mask for a little longer?

OP you are acting as if the government and scientists are your mum and dad and you are a teenager. It's just a scrap of cloth. wear it because it protects you and others.

I don't wear mine anymore either, not vaccinated though.

All those medical professionals pointlessly wearing masks. Who'd have thought it? You should pop down to your local hospital OP, I'm sure they'd be grateful for your opinions. You might even become acquainted with a fact or two.

Since you can still pass it on yes yabu- I’m guessing you maybe of the older generation to have been vaccinated twice - something I am expecting, a lovely attitude, two fingers up to the younger generation who have sacrificed the most and will be vaccinated last.

Exactly what @OnlyFoolsnMothers said.

This morning at school drop off I thought I might have missed an announcement declaring the end of mask wearing.. but alas no.

I know the science behind wearing a mask and not wearing a mask BUT I feel better for wearing one and I feel better if other people are wearing one. If mask wearing reduces people's anxiety so they can get on with leading a near normal life then isn't that a good thing?

As a side note my asthma is better wearing a mask, my vocal chords are far more protected and my voice work is getting plenty of compliments. Oh and my children hear me through my mask, oh and i snack less when out walking - win win!

As a vulnerable pregnant woman that hasn't had the change to have even one dose of vaccination yet, I'd appreciate it if you carried on wearing a mask in public indoor spaces (e.g. supermarkets, transport etc.) please. 1/3 of adults are still totally unvaccinated, and whilst its great you have had both doses (every dose helps!)...please consider the rest of us. All adults should have been offered by 31 July so it's really not that much longer to comply is it?

Remember, not EVERY vulnerable group has been vaccinated. Pregnant women are at higher risks from Covid but we have only just been told we can access the vaccine, and only at the time as the rest of our age group. The majority of pregnant women will be in 20s and 30s and therefore not even eligible yet. Vaccination does reduce transmission risk and also your risk of catching Covid, but it's not a total elimination of these risks and you could still transmit Covid to another person unknowingly. IF masks do help (some studies suggest that they definitely do, but I appreciate there are pockets of contradictions) then I think its worth it to pop one on and potentially help to protect others.

Also, there are a staggering number of CEV children (under 16) with no means to access a vaccine.